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Advocating for transparency alone isn’t the endgame, it’s the start of accountability. Whether it’s a candidate obscuring their views or Beacon Hill’s leaders, when critical information is obscured... (Read more)

Elections aren’t just about policies; they’re also about trust and consent to lead. When candidates hide what they believe to fit the district they’re running in, voters lose the ability to make an... (Read more)

I created a Beacon Hill compliance tracker to track legislative compliance in Massachusetts state government! You can view it at https://BeaconHillTracker.org/. I’ve been wanting to contribute to t... (Read more)

Massachusetts State Committeewoman Kathleen Lynch (R) recently sent out an email to constituents hammering the transparency issue on Beacon Hill. I myself have written a few posts here about some o... (Read more)

Did you know that your Massachusetts state legislators’ pay largely depends on the whims of their leaders, in the forms of stipends? Consider the effect it has on our lawmaking process that much of... (Read more)

Massachusetts legislature is notoriously opaque. It’s a subject that’s sparked a lot of buzz lately, which I don’t need to retread. Connecting with policy directors and activists in Massachusetts, ... (Read more)

Regressive opacity Massachusetts carries a lot of pride in being a progressive leader among the States. However, our state legislature is among the least transparent in the country; power in the St... (Read more)